Thursday, Mar 05 2009
• 1 p.m. (ET)

SWAT Teams in MD & Beyond

A mistaken SWAT team raid at the house of the Mayor of Berwyn Heights Maryland left two family dogs dead and a family traumatized. We hear why the use of SWAT teams is growing nationwide, and how Mayor Calvo is working with legislators to ensure better accuracy & accountability in local SWAT deployments.

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Cheye Calvo
Mayor, Berwyn Heights (MD)

David Klinger
Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri at St. Louis; and former police office (Los Angeles, CA & Redmond WA)

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